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F-350 6-cyl

Automatic transmission

45,586 miles

No warning-upon attempt to engage shift selector into "R", the entire shift selector broke in half at the shaft connection inside the column. The structure appears to have been manufactured from a material often referred to as "pot-lead". had to have vehicle towed home at my personal expense. Could not disengage transmission from the "park" position and could not remove the ignition key.